Westchester Fire Ins. Co. v. Bollin
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Bowman? J., Columbia, October, 1915. Action' by the Westchester Fire Insurance Company against J. H. Bollin and A. W. Bpllin, doing business under the firm name of J. H. Bollin & Sons.
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Before Bowman? J., Columbia, October, 1915. Action' by the Westchester Fire Insurance Company against J. H. Bollin and A. W. Bpllin, doing business under the firm name of J. H. Bollin & Sons. Judgment for the plaintiff on directed verdict, and defendants appeal. cites: As to proof of corporate capacity: 31 S. C. 309; 35 S. C. 821; 73 S. C. 503; 79 ,S. C. 565. Negligence of agent an issue for the jury: 120 N. W. 545; 22 R. R. A. (N. S.) 509; 77 Conn. 559; 62 S. W. 44; 150 Pa. 117; 24 Atl. 624; 1 Cooley Ins. Briefs 358. Minimising damages: 75 S. C. 355. cites: As to admissibility of judgment in…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Fraser.
The plaintiff, Westchester Fire Insurance Company, was engaged in the fire insurance business in this State, and employed the defendants as their agents. The defendants issued a policy of insurance on some property of Mr. J. D. Welsh, in the city of Columbia, in this State. The property covered by the policy was in the prohibited list of the insurance company, and when its special agent inspected the property, he directed the defendants to cancel the policy. The defendants did not cancel the policy for some time after they were…
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